Discord Cleaner

A comprehensive utility designed to completely remove and reinstall Discord, resolving common installation issues and update loops.

🔧 What It Does

Discord Cleaner helps resolve Discord-related issues by performing a complete cleanup and fresh installation:

1. Process Termination: Safely terminates all Discord and Discord-Update processes
2. Data Removal: Removes Discord application data from both AppData and LocalAppData folders
3. Fresh Installation: Downloads and installs the latest Discord version from official servers
4. Safety Measures: Includes process filtering to avoid terminating unrelated applications

⚠️ Important Warning

All Discord login credentials and settings will be lost! You will need to:

• Re-enter your login credentials
• Reconfigure all Discord settings
• Re-join voice channels and servers if needed

🎯 When to Use

This tool is particularly useful for resolving:

• Discord update loops
• Corrupted Discord installations
• Discord failing to start or launch
• Persistent Discord crashes
• Installation corruption issues

💻 System Requirements

• Operating System: Windows (any version)
• Framework: .NET Framework 2.0 or later
• Architecture: Any CPU (x86/x64)
• Permissions: Administrator rights may be required for process termination

🚀 Usage

1. Download the latest release from the Releases page
2. Close Discord manually if possible (the tool will force-close it otherwise)
3. Run DiscordCleaner.exe
4. Confirm the operation when prompted (Y/N)
5. Wait for the process to complete
6. Login to Discord with your credentials

🔄 Process Flow

Start → User Confirmation → Kill Processes → Remove Data → Download Discord → Install → Complete

Detailed Steps:

1. User Confirmation: Prompts for permission to proceed
2. Process Termination:
   • Finds and terminates Discord main processes
   • Safely identifies and terminates Discord update processes
   • Waits 5 seconds for cleanup
3. Data Removal:
   • Removes %AppData%\discord folder
   • Removes %LocalAppData%\discord folder
4. Download & Install:
   • Downloads latest Discord installer from official servers
   • Shows download progress
   • Automatically runs the installer
   • Waits for installation completion

🛡️ Safety Features

• Process Filtering: Only terminates Discord-related processes, not generic "update" processes
• Error Handling: Comprehensive error messages and graceful failure handling
• Official Downloads: Uses Discord's official download endpoints
• Progress Reporting: Real-time feedback during operations

🔧 Technical Details

• Framework: .NET Framework 2.0 (for maximum compatibility)
• Language: C#
• Architecture: Console Application
• Download Source: https://discord.com/api/downloads/distributions/app/installers/latest?channel=stable&platform=win&arch=x64

📁 File Structure

Discord-Cleaner/
├── Program.cs              # Main application logic
├── DiscordCleaner.csproj   # Project configuration
├── README.md               # This documentation
├── programIcon.ico         # Application icon
└── Properties/
    └── AssemblyInfo.cs     # Assembly metadata

🚨 Exit Codes

The application uses specific exit codes for different scenarios:

• 0 - Success
• 1 - User interrupted operation
• 2 - Could not terminate Discord processes
• 3 - Could not terminate Discord update processes
• 4 - Could not delete Discord AppData folder
• 5 - Could not delete Discord LocalAppData folder

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit issues or pull requests.

📝 License

This project is released under an open-source license. See the repository for details.

🔗 Links

• GitHub Repository: https://github.com/DatMayolein/Discord-Cleaner
• Icon Source: https://bit.ly/2HVZx0B
• Discord Official: https://discord.com

📚 Version History

• v0.3 (05.10.25): Improved process safety, better error handling, updated Discord download URL
• v0.2 (07.05.18): Initial public release

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Developed by DatMayo | Last Updated: October 2025